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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Faces Court Appearance Today

September 8, 1993

South Carolina quarterback Steve Taneyhill, 20, will appear in Columbia (S.C.) Municipal Court today on a charge of possession of alcohol by a minor. Taneyhill was picked up late Sunday night at a private residence near campus. The arrest report said Taneyhill was holding a cup of draft beer. He was the only one arrested at what witnesses said was a typical college party. School officials criticized the arrest. Dr. Edward Floyd, chairman of the school's Board of Trustees: "To pick one person out of a group and arrest him - it does not make a lot of sense. It seems like there are a lot better things the police could be doing and worrying about.''...

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